VERGE Summit 2017

VERGE Summit 2017

Join more than 2,000 leaders from the world’s largest companies, most innovative startups and progressive government agencies to explore the latest technologies, tools, and trends accelerating the clean economy.

VERGE Summits are invitation-only, half-day working sessions exploring pressing issues at the intersection of technology and sustainability for companies, government’s utilities and innovators.

Tracks

Distributed Energy Systems brings together a diverse and influential audience of energy managers, policy makers, utility executives and innovative service providers to explore the technologies and systems accelerating:

Smart Infrastructure brings together a diverse and influential audience of professionals leading innovative data, technology and information projects, to explore the technologies and systems accelerating:

City and Regional Resilience brings together a diverse and influential audience of policymakers, city planners, government officials, department heads and staff, to explore the technologies and systems accelerating:

Urban planning and land use

Climate adaptation strategies

Sustainable water systems

Resilient food systems

Green infrastructure

Smart street lighting and connected services

The City and Regional Resilience track features engaging and thought provoking conference sessions guided by an expert advisory board consisting of government and policy leaders, innovative technology providers and other key stakeholders.

Connected Transportation and Mobility brings together a diverse and influential audience of vehicle manufacturers, government and policy makers, transportation service suppliers, energy producers and infrastructure providers to explore the technologies and systems accelerating:

Autonomous technologies

Electric vehicles

Alternative fuels

EV charging systems

Mobility services and equitable access

Infrastructure electrification

The Connected Transportation and Mobility track features engaging and thought provoking conference sessions guided by an expert advisory board consisting of industry leaders, innovative technology providers and other key stakeholders. Additionally, the invitation-only Urban Mobility Summit will be held on September 21.

Next-Gen Buildings brings together a diverse and influential audience of building owners, facility and property managers, investors and brokers, with policy makers, energy producers and solutions providers to explore the technologies and systems accelerating:

Building automation

Energy efficiency and demand response

Net-zero and net-positive buildings

Sensors and IoT

Occupant health and well-being

Building energy, water and waste management

The Next-Gen Buildings track features engaging and thought provoking conference sessions guided by an expert advisory board consisting of industry leaders, innovative technology providers and other key stakeholders. Additionally, the invitation-only Healthy, Adaptive Buildings Summit will be held on September 20.

Grid-Scale Power brings together a diverse and influential audience of large energy consumers and producers, grid operators and relevant stakeholders including executives from buildings, finance and policy to explore the technologies and systems accelerating:

Utility-scale solar, wind and other low-carbon energy resources

Integrating DERs into the grid

Transmission and distribution and system reliability

Grid-scale storage

The Grid-Scale Power track features engaging and thought provoking conference sessions guided by an expert advisory board consisting of industry leaders, innovative technology providers and other key stakeholders.

Renewable Energy Procurement brings together a diverse and influential audience of professionals involved in energy procurement, including executives from corporations, government agencies, innovative service providers, developers, financiers and utilities, to explore the technologies and systems accelerating:

Additionally, the invitation-only Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance Summit will be held in advance of VERGE 17, September 17-19.

Circular Economy brings together a diverse and influential audience of executives focusing on design, materials science, supply chains, product strategy, logistics, procurement and other business functions, as well as policy makers, investors and service providers to explore the technologies and systems accelerating:

Sharing platforms and new models to increase asset utilization

Intelligent materials enabling tracking and recovery

Advanced manufacturing for local and waste-free production

Takeback and demanufacturing systems

Smart logistics for distribution and reverse-distribution systems

Supply-chain tracking and transparency

The Circular Economy track features engaging and thought-provoking conference sessions guided by an expert advisory board consisting of industry leaders, innovative technology providers and other key stakeholders. Additionally, the invitation-only Circular Economy Summit on Advanced Materials will be held on September 19.

Kima Mayes is a Junior Editor at AlphaGamma. While Kima is currently pursuing a Master’s Degree in English philology, she is a life-long learner in marketing and she wants to become the best editor in world. An idealist with large goals and a passionate soul, Kima actively engages in sports and a healthy lifestyle.

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